Memories of Germany

Left to right: Bri, Leo, Jane, Claudi, Ebi, Hardy, Luke.

Bri and Ebi were my host parents when I (Jane) did a school exchange in Bavaria in 1997. It was so lovely to see them, their house (built 1729!), the school I went to and introduce them to Luke and Luke to them! The lovely thing about visiting a place is that memories I had forgotten came back. Sights, smells, sensations... having knoedel (dumplings) and bretzel (bread that looks like a pretzel). A real delight to visit. Also lovely to spend an evening chatting with Bri and Ebi - reminded me of many chats back in '97 about so many different topics.

We spent some time with Leo and his family too... more to come...

The little village of Neubeuern, where Hannah (the other Aussie who went on the exchange) and I spent many hours eating cheese and chocolate during spares because subjects in German were too hard... and the school (castle) in the background.